Antarctica Hits Record High Temperature of 63.5 Degrees

A record 63.5° Fahrenheit temperature was recorded at Esperanza base in Antarctica, the United Nations’ weather agency said on Wednesday. The Argentinian research base, located near the northernmost tip of Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula, set the high temperature on March 24, 2015, according to the World Meteorogical Organization’s review of climate data from the frozen continent.

According to Reuters, “The heat record for the broader Antarctic region, defined as anywhere south of 60 degrees latitude, was 19.8°C (67.6°F) on Jan. 30, 1982 on Signy Island in the South Atlantic.” Read more.

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It is also 19 degrees C why was not that on the label only the larger number to bad Matzav is also playing a game give the entire truth. It is summer in the southern half of the world and very light for the sun is out, but when it turns winter again it will be dark and very cold again. Report or don’t report it but tell the entire story not half story.